Renoir Painting Thought Stolen From Paris Auction-house Office

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March 31, 2005

PARIS -- Police said Wednesday that they are investigating the suspected theft of a small painting by French Impressionist Auguste Renoir from the offices of a Paris auctioneer. The 8-by-6.3-inch painting "Tete de Fillette" [Head of a Little Girl] mysteriously disappeared in recent days from the Tajan auction house in central Paris, police said.